Who is better, Jha or Li Ju?
Kanak Jha leads with a GOAT score of 82.0 against 81.9 for Li Ju — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Kanak Jha above Li Ju: 82.0 vs 81.9. Kanak Jha leads on Longevity, Statistics. Li Ju leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Jha wins: Longevity, Statistics
Li Ju wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Jha leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jha | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 303 | 640 |
| 🇨🇳 Li Ju | 0 | 0 | 58 | 128 | 388 | 732 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JhaActive | Li JuRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American medals | 4 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 3 | — |
| United States titles | 3 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 5 | — |
| World top-30 ranking peaks | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| World Championship titles | — | 3 |
| World Cup medals | — | 1 |
| Years at the top level | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
Kanak Jha leads with a GOAT score of 82.0 against 81.9 for Li Ju — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Li Ju scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Jha leads on statistics, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jha: 82.0, Li Ju: 81.9.
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